Knife Edge by Kerry Buchanan

[Jo Zebedee]

For release week, I left a review. I'm not an especially good reviewer, by and large, and wish I could be as perceptive as the likes of Pete, but I enjoyed this a lot and, crucially, forgot I knew the writer as I was reading, so that's always a great thing.

Jo Zebedee's review of Knife Edge

5/5: Releasing this week, this is a debut from Northern Irish author Kerry Buchanan, who is joining the ranks of the Belfast Noir writers, a solid stable of writers who capture the grittiness of Belfast and Northern Ireland and utilise it for crime so well. This is a great new addition. Now...

www.goodreads.com

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

Wonderful Jo! Thank you so much, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Wonderful Jo! Thank you so much, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I did I hope the launch goes great

 

[Ursa major]

Kerry's got a launch to go with her yacht?! Who knew writing crime thrillers could be so lucrative....


Anyway, less than three days to go before Knife Edge arrives on my Kindle.

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

I'm thinking of disappearing on Thursday and lying low until I find out how it's received. This is way more terrifying than I expected it to be.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I'm thinking of disappearing on Thursday and lying low until I find out how it's received. This is way more terrifying than I expected it to be.

No one has any idea how terrifying it is until they do it

 

[Montero]

We need an emoticon for "big hug".

Speaking as an observer of several friends' book launches, I'd be really surprised if you get any random reviews on the first day, maybe not even the first week. There is always some git in the works, expect then ignore. The nice part will be total strangers liking it and liking it for reasons that surprise you, also seeing things in it you'd not realised were there.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Usually right about now one of my first readers turns up and tells me either about all my typos or that they hate the book.

 

[Ursa major]

It's alive arrived...!

 

[Pyan]

And my copy!

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

*Gulp*

 

[Montero]

Ditto. Downloaded automatically when I took off airplane mode this morning and opens fine. In the middle of something else so will start it in a day or so.

 

[Parson]

Downloaded and anticipating reading soon. --- Jumped it to the front of Queue.

 

[nixie]

Next on my to read list.

 

[Juliana]

I had a moment of panic yesterday when it didn't automatically download onto my Kindle... But then I checked the iPad app and I'd clicked that one instead when purchasing! All is well and I have a new book to read over the weekend.

 

[Garfunkel]

My reading has gone to pot lately*, but I'm very much looking forward to this - congratulations, Kerry!

*for quite a few months now...

 

[Ursa major]

To summarise what I've read so far (30% according to my Kindle):

This isn't your usual slice of life novel....​

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[Jo Zebedee]

To summarise what I've read so far (30% according to my Kindle):

This isn't your usual slice of life novel....​

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Can we get a groan response please, @Brian G Turner

 

[Droflet]

Allow me.

 

[Ursa major]

Looking forward to Small Bones.